Bracing system for a masons&#39;s guide line supporting column



1954 K. E. SCHNEIDER ETAL 2,666,250

BRACING SYSTEM FOR A MASONS GUIDE LINE SUPPORTING COLUMN 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 25, 1952 4 FIG. 3. 5

I F i }i l1 INVENTORS. 45 7'S KENNETH ESCHNEIDER GERALD W. SCHNEIDER M My ATTORNEY.

19, 1954 K. E. SCHNEIDER ETAL 2 6 6 BRACING SYSTEM FOR A MASONS GUIDE LINE SUPPORTING COLUMN Filed April 23, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I I r[ h l 24 FIG. 6. %h

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ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 19, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BRACING SYSTEM FOR A MASONS GUIDE LINE SUPPORTING COLUMN Kenneth E. Schneider and Gerald W. Schneider, Burger, Tex.

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a bracing system for a masons guide line column.

In the construction of masonry walls it is the custom to build corner leads and then to attach a guide line thereto to which subsequent courses of intervening masonry units are la1d to fill in the spaces in a Wall between the corner leads. Such a procedure is time consuming and laborious as each time a course of masonry'umts is completed the guide line must be disconnected from the corner leads and moved upwardly to the selected position and again attached to the corner leads.

In our prior application for Patent Serial Number 210,512 we have disclosed a means for supporting a guide line independently of corner leads in which the'guide line is carried by carriages mounted on columns spaced from the corners of the buildings.

While the structure disclosed in our prlor application serves admirably for the purpose intended, its utility is limited to the length of column that can be held plumb by the braces which are connected to the ground.

The primary object of this invention is to increase the scope of utility of guide line holders of the type employing guide line supportin columns in spaced relation to the corners of a building under construction.

Another object is to maintain such columns plumb and true throughout the entire height thereof.

A further object is to rigidly support such a column at a selected distance from a corner of the building.

A further object is to facilitate the support of such a column either onthe inside or outside of a building.

The above and other objects may be attained by employing this invention which embodies among its features a pair of elongated guide members adapted to be attached to adjacent sides of a building structure adjacent a, corner thereof, brace arms mounted on the guide members for adjustment longitudinally thereon, and clamp means carried by the brace arms remote from the guide members for engagement with a line supporting column to hold it plumb and in spaced relation to the corner of the building structure.

Other features include guide members comprising elongated angle bars having longitudinal rows of longitudinally spaced openings extending through a leg thereof for the reception of fasteners by means of which the guide memhers may be attached to a building structure.

Still other features include a collar swivelly connected to the brace arms remote from the guide members for embracing a guide line supporting column and holding the column plumb and in spaced relation to the corner of a building, and clamp means carried by the collar for engaging the column and holding said collar at a selected vertical position on the column.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional View through a corner of a building structure showing this invention applied thereto and holding a column plumb and in spaced relation to the aforesaid corner,

Figure 2 is a. fragmentary side view of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary side View of one of the brace arms,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary edge View of a brace arm.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on the line 55 of Figure 4,

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 1 illustrating a modified form of the invention, and

Figure '7 is an enlarged perspective view of the modified form of the invention.

Referring to the drawings in detail there is disclosed in Figure 1 a corner of a building struc t-ure of the type to Which a masonry veneer is to be applied. Such a building structure includes a foundation wall It) upon which is fabricated a frame superstructure designated generally I2 which comprises vertically extending studs [4 to which sheathing I 6 is attached in any conventional manner. As illustrated in the drawings the foundation wall it is usually of greater thickness than the superstructure 12 to provide'a ledge 18 upon which the masonry veneer is bottomed.

A guide line supporting column 29 is supported on any suitable base 22 which is mounted in spaced relation to a corner of the foundation I0 and this column extends upwardly adjacent a corner of the superstructure E2 to support a guide line holder (not shown) which is adapted to hold a guide line for movement vertically in a path which coincides with the adjacent vertical face of the foundation It.

The structure so far described is fully disclosed in our prior'application for patent and forms no part of this invention.

In order. to hold the column plumb and spaced the proper distance from the superstructure i2, we employ guidemcmbers designated generally 2d each of which comprises an elongated angle bar having perpendicular legs 26 and 2t. Formed in the leg 26 of each guide member 24 is a longitudinal row of longitudinally spaced openings 30 which are adapted to receive fasteners 32 by means of which the guide members are attached to adjacent walls of the superstructure l2 adjacent the corner thereof adjacent the column 20. With the legs 26 of the guide members secured against a vertical side of the superstructure 12, it will be evident that the legs 28 will project horizontally to provide guide flanges for engagement by the brace arms 34 to be more fully hereinafter described.

Each brace arm 34 comprises an elongated angle bar having perpendicularly extending legs 36 and 38 and welded or otherwise rigidly secured to the outer side of the leg 38 of each brace bar adjacent one end thereof is a jaw 40 which projects laterally therefrom and is provided intermediate its ends with an internally screw threaded opening 42. A thumb screw 44 extends through and threadedly engages the opening 42 and welded or otherwise rigidly fixed to the inner side of the leg 33 in mating relation with the jaw 46 is a clamp jaw 46 with which the thumb screw 44 cooperates in clamping its respective brace arm 3-l in a selected position on the leg 28 of a guide member 24.

Formed in each brace arm 34 adjacent the end thereof remote from the jaws 4B and 56 is an opening for the reception of a bolt 48, the axis of which lies parallel with the axis of the thumb screw 44, and mounted on each bolt 48 for movement in an arcuate path about the axis thereof is a U-shaped yoke 59) one leg of which is provided with an internally screw threaded opening 52 for the reception of a thumb screw 54. It will thus be seen that by entering the flanges of the column 23 in the yokes '50 and turning the thumb screws 54 to advance said screws through the openings 52, the device may be clamped in a vertically selected position on the column 29 and then by entering the legs 28 of the guide members into the spaces between the jaws 4i) and 4% of the brace arms 34 and turning the thumb screws El i, the column 20 may be held plumb and in proper relation to the building structure.

In the modified form of the invention illustrated in Figures 6 and '7, a building structure similar to that previously described includes a foundation ill and superstructure designated generally l2. Like the superstructure 12 previously described the superstructure I2 is constructed with vertical studs I4 carrying conventional sheathing it to which are attached by suitable fasteners 32 guide members 24' which correspond in all respects to the guide members 24. As in the building structure previously described the superstructure I2 is set inwardly from a vertical side of the foundation to provide a ledge l8 upon which the masonry veneer is seated. Like the structure disclosed in Figure l, a vertical column 26 is supported on a suitable base 22 and extends upwardly in spaced relation to the corner of the building structure adjacent which the guide members 24 are secured.

Mounted on the column 20' for vertical movement is a band designated generally 60 which may be circular or elliptical in cross section according to the cross sectional shape of the column 20 or as illustrated may comprise a substantially v-shaped body 62 from the apex of which projects an ear B4. The ends of the legs of the V-shaped body 62 remote from the apex thereof are connected by a cross bar 66 which is provided midway between its ends with a boss 68 having a screw threaded opening for the reception of the threaded shank of a conventional thumb screw 10 which may be advanced through the opening to engage the column 20 and clamp the band 60 in a selected position on the column 20.

Pivotally connected as at E2 to the ear 64 for movement in horizontal arcuate paths are elongated brace arms 14 carrying at their ends remote from the pivot 12 jaws I6 and 18 which are adapted to engage opposite sides of the laterally extending flanges of the guide members 24. Thumb screws extend through internally screw threaded openings in the jaws 16 in threaded engagement with said openings for clamping engagement with the horizontal flanges of the guide members 24'.

In use the guide members 2 1' are attached as shown in Figure 6 to the superstructure l2 and the band 60 is moved to a vertical position on the column 20 substantially to a level with the guide members 23 and clamped on the column 20'. The brace arms 14 are then moved in their arcuate paths until the horizontal legs of the guide members 24 are entered into the spaces between the jaws 1e and "s8 and the brace arms 12 are moved longitudinally on the guide members 24' to bring the column 26' into plumb after which the thumb screws 80 are turned to clamp the brace arms 72 on the guide members 2% hold the column 20 in the desired position.

With the columns 26 or 20 thus held in a vertical position adjacent opposite corners of the building structure, it is evident that the carriages carrying the guide lines when mounted on the columns may be moved vertically thereon to move the guide lines to selected vertical positions and will serve to guide the laying of the masonry in a wall without necessitating the building of corner leads.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

A bracing system for a masons guide supporting column comprising a pair of elongated horizontally extending guide members adapted to be detaohably attached to adjacent sides of a building structure adjacent a corner thereof, brace arms mounted on the guide men-- bers for adjustment longitudinally thereon, clamp jaws pivotally connected to the brace arms for movement in horizontal arcuate paths, and said clamp jaws being adapted to clampingly engage a vertically disposed guide line supporting column mounted adjacent and in spaced relation to the corner of the building structure.

ECENN E TH E. SCHIIEEDER. GERALD W. SCHNEIDER.

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